SheLeadsIT and Change Makers Development Ltd. are organizing a Girls in ICT Day Caribbean Hackathon that gathered 800 girls from five countries to show their digital skills on April 26, 2018. The event will be organized to celebrate International Girls…

A new law was signed in Florida, United States, to increase access to high quality computing science instruction for public middle and high school students. Bill HB495 follows the path of Computer Science for All program, which has been promoting…

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The Digital Inclusion activities of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) promote ICT accessibility and use for the socioeconomic development of people with specific needs: indigenous peoples and people living in rural areas; persons with disabilities; women and girls; and youth and children.

Girls in ICT

Since 2011, over 357,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 11,100 celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 171 countries. The event will next be celebrated on April 2019.

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